# Samyang Inochem completes Korea's first isosorbide plant in Gunsan

Samyang Inochem completed a commercial isosorbide production plant in Gunsan, South Korea, with an annual capacity of 15,000 tons. Construction began in 2020 and commercial production started in February 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-16
- Where: Gunsan, Jeonbuk, South Korea
- Starts operating: Feb 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 15,000 tons per year
- Products: isosorbide (NOVASORB)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Samyang Inochem](https://endata.com/companies/66676.md)

## Sources

- [asiae.co.kr](https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2022111522203755906), 2022-11-16: "Samyang Inochem held a completion ceremony for the commercial plant of Isosorbide at its Gunsan plant in Jeonbuk."

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